Three CD anthology containing every song recorded by Merseybeat group, The Swinging Blue Jeans between 1963 and 1969.
Including the classic hit singles ‘Hippy Hippy Shake’ (UK #2), ‘Good Golly Miss Molly’ (UK #11), ‘You’re No Good’ (UK #3), ‘Don’t Make Me Over’ (UK #31) and ‘It’s Too Late Now’ (UK #30). Also featured is their 1965 single ‘Ready Teddy’ coupled with ‘Lovey Dovey’ that was originally only issued in Finland and Norway.
Plus their sole UK album ‘Blue Jeans A’ Swinging’ (1964) in full in both mono and stereo versions and all of the tracks from their rare 1966 Canadian only LP ‘Don’t Make Me Over’, believed to have been withdrawn soon after release. These tracks include versions of The Beatles’ ‘This Boy’, The Lovin’ Spoonful’s ‘Do You Believe In Magic’ and soul man Rufus Thomas’ ‘Jump Back’.
With notes including a new interview with original vocalist and lead guitarist Ray Ennis.
The Swinging Blue Jeans had a residency at Liverpool’s legendary Cavern Club where The Beatles once appeared as their guests and, like the Fab Four, they cut their teeth playing Hamburg’s The Star-Club. The huge success of their 1963 single ‘Hippy Hippy Shake’ made The Swinging Blue Jeans stars in the UK, Canada, Scandinavia, Germany, Australia and the USA.
Terry Sylvester from The Escorts joined The Swinging Blue Jeans in early 1966, appearing on singles, ‘Sandy’, ‘Rumours, Gossip, Words Untrue’ and ‘What Have They Done To Hazel’ and the Canadian album, ‘Don’t Make Me Over’, before leaving to replace Graham Nash in The Hollies in 1968. Singers Madeline Bell and Kiki Dee guest on the 1967 single ‘Tremblin’’.
Track Listing:
DISC ONE
Ol’ Man Mose (commercial test version)
It’s Too Late Now (commercial test version)
Three Little Fishes (commercial test version)
It’s Too Late Now
Think Of Me
Do You Know
Angie
Hippy Hippy Shake
Now I Must Go
Dizzy Miss Lizzy
Wasting Time
Good Golly Miss Molly
Shaking Feeling
Shakin’ All Over
Shake, Rattle and Roll
You’re No Good
Don’t You Worry About Me
Promise You’ll Tell Her
Ol’ Man Mose
Save The Last Dance For Me
That’s The Way It Goes
Around and Around
It’s All Over Now
Long Tall Sally
Lawdy Miss Clawdy
Some Sweet Day
It’s So Right
Don’t It Make You Feel Good
All I Want Is You
Tutti Frutti
You got love
Dizzy Chimes
It Isn’t There
One Of These Days
Get Rid Of Her
It’s True
DISC TWO
Make Me Know You’re Mine
I’ve Got A Girl
Ready Teddy
Lovey Dovey
Crazy ’Bout My Baby
Good Lovin’
Don’t Make Me Over
What Can I Do Today
I’m Gonna Sit Right Down and Cry Over You
Gotta Draw The Line (Sidney)
I’m Gonna Have You
I Don’t Believe It
Nobody But Me
You Don’t Love Me
I Want Love
Jump Back
Chug-A-Lug
This Boy
Do You Believe In Magic?
Sandy
Now That You’ve Got Me You Don’t Seem To Want Me (Early Version)
It’s In Her Kiss
You’d Better Stop
Our Day Will Come
I Wanna Be There
Anyway
You’re Welcome To My Heart
Rumours, Gossip, Words Untrue
Now The Summer’s Gone
I Made A Mistake
Master John (The Preacher’s Son)
Gotta Draw The Line (Sidney) (Later Version)
It’s Alright
DISC THREE
Tremblin’
Something’s Coming Along
Don’t Go Out Into The Rain (You’re Gonna Melt)
One Woman Man
Painting The Day
RAY ENNIS & THE BLUE JEANS What Have They Done To Hazel
RAY ENNIS & THE BLUE JEANS Now That You’ve Got Me (You Don’t Seem To Want Me)
